Center of Attention

A round up of recent posts by a few centrist, moderate, and independent bloggers.

Dennis Sanders reminds us that, despite the conventional wisdom, “some Republicans actually like gays.”

Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan constructs a poignant and point-blank case for gay civil marriage.

Elyas Bakhtiari is concerned about the effectiveness/bias of “behavior detection officers” at the airport.

Angela Winters is less-than-thrilled with Newt’s exploitation of the executions of black Newark teenagers to advance his views on illegal immigration. [H/t Shay at Booker Rising.]

In the spirit of “don’t trust everything you read” …

* Sean Aqui examines military suicide stats

* Dale Franks offers a lesson on military ammunition.